iSCSI volume as vmfs
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First of all, a cluster of two Proxmox nodes won't work. They are based on majority voting, so if one node goes down, the other one fences itself. You are better off using three nodes, and if that's not possible, you need a third device that is configured as Qdevice.
Then, there is no cluster-aware file system that works as well with shared block storage like you know with VMFS. You only have only two options: LVM (non-thin) or ZFS-over-iSCSI. Both have their downsides, for example LVM doesn't support Snapshots.
Then, there is no cluster-aware file system that works as well with shared block storage like you know with VMFS. You only have only two options: LVM (non-thin) or ZFS-over-iSCSI. Both have their downsides, for example LVM doesn't support Snapshots.
Hi @ant12 , welcome t the forum.
@B.Otto is correct - there is no VMFS direct-match built-in feature in PVE. There are some 3rd party Open Source alternatives. You'd have to evaluate, install, configure and maintain them on your own.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
@B.Otto is correct - there is no VMFS direct-match built-in feature in PVE. There are some 3rd party Open Source alternatives. You'd have to evaluate, install, configure and maintain them on your own.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
LVM is not a filesystem. There is no concurrent access to LVM slices. There are no VAAI or Persistent Reservations.
With careful coordination in the overlaying cluster, you can access a single Logical Volume on a single node at a time.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
If you only have one node and never envision adding additional nodes, or do not ever plan to use this LUN as shared storage, then you can simply "format" this LUN with Thin LVM https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_LVM_Thin
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
You probably have multiple paths but did not configure multipath.
You can try to run that command, or simple equivalent of "pvs" manually to see if you get more info.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox
You can try to run that command, or simple equivalent of "pvs" manually to see if you get more info.
Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox